Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Iceland is 0.0002 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 208.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0002 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1985.
That places Iceland 44th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0 ha per person | +32.3% |
| 1972 | 0 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 1973 | 0 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per person | +98.5% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per person | +23.1% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per person | +97.5% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per person | +36.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | +44.2% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per person | -44.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | +65.8% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | -40.5% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | +48.0% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | -67.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | +297.2% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -46.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | +67.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -36.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | +65.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | +246.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | +14.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0002 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +297.2% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 2023 | +246.7% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1986 | +98.5% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 1989 | +97.5% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Iceland?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Iceland was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1985.
- How does Iceland rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 44th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.